Bernie Moreno has been elected as a U.S. Senator of Ohio for the next six years. Trump-backed, staunch Republican Moreno — a car salesman born in Bogotá, Colombia — defeated incumbent and long-time Democratic player Sen.

After enduring nearly half a billion dollars’ worth of mostly negative ads for months, Ohio voters are set to decide one of the nation's most-watched Senate races.

Republicans won control of the Senate in Tuesday’s elections, gaining seats in West Virginia and Ohio. Other tight races remained too close to call in both the House and the Senate, as Democrats were hoping to win a House majority as voters across the nation cast ballots.